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No. 337,994. Patented Mar. 16, 1886.

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No. 337,994. Patented Mar. 16, 1886.

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ilnrren STATES PATENT QFFICE.

JOSEF ROGGY, OF SAAB-LOUIS, PRUSSIA, GERMANY.

MONEY-TILL.

forming part of Letters Patent No. 337,994, dated March 16, 1886.

Application filed October S, 1885. Serial No.1't9,374 (No model.) Patented in Germany August 24, 1885, No. 34,579; in England August 28, 1885, No. 10,222; in Belgium August '29, 1885, No. 70,057;

Hungary November 5, 1885, No. 31,052 and No. 55.910.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J osnr ROGGY, a subject of the King of Prussia, German Empire, residing at the city of Saar-Louis, in the Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Money-Tills, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved safety money-till, which is arranged in such a manner that the coins placed on a receivingtable in front of the till can be quickly conveyed to a number of storage-receptaeles, in whichthey areretained,orfrom which they may be removed either singly or altogether, so as to facilitate the making of change or the re moving of all the coins for packing them in rolls.

The invention consists of a money-till formed ofa block having a number of cylindrical storage receptacles or wells, within which are guided spring-actuated pistons,that are simultaneously lowered by the action of a treadle and connecting mechanism. The coins are retained in the receptacles by a fixed beveled top rail that projects partly over the openings of the receptacles. A table having a number of grooves of different widths, according to the different diameters of the coins, is provided with a horizontally-reciprocating rake that moves the coins into the receptacles, said rake being operated by fulcrumed levers and a spring-actuated slide-frame. Springpressed pushers are guided on a level with the top of the receptacles for pushing coins into the grooves of the table for making change. The beveled rail serves also, in connection with its guideways and suitable locking device, for locking the money-till and its storage-receptacles.

. In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a vertical longitudinal section of my improved money-till. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation; Fig. 3, a plan; Fig. 4, averticaltransverse section of Fig. 3 on the line 00 wthereof; Fig. 5, a vertical section of a part of the money-till, showing the piston in lowered position; and Figs.6 and 7 are details of the money-till and its locking device drawn on a larger scale.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

in France September 3, 1885, No. 170,999, and in Austria Referring to the drawings, A represents an iron block,which is provided with a number of cylindrical storage receptacles or wells, at,

, is provided with a series of parallel grooves,

b, the width of which corresponds to the diameters of the different coins to be stored away in the wells a.

In the wells a are arranged spring-actuated pistons, the piston-rods of which are actuated by means of treadles D and E, in the manner hereinafter described.

To each piston-rod G is attached a toothed bar, 0, that is bent at right angles at the upper and lower ends, as shown in Fig. l, and guided in a slot, 0, of the block A. The slot 0 is of such a length thatit permits thetoothed bar 0 to move with the piston C from its highest to its lowest position.

To each rod 0 is riveted a band-spring, c", which is coiled at its upper end aroundapin, t, of a fixed bar, I, as shown in Figs. 2 and 7. The springs 0 serve to move the piston O in upward direction against the weight of the coins resting thereon.

In place of the coiled spring 0*, a spiral spring may be arranged between each piston and the bottom of the block A, or both springs may be used simultaneously. as desired.

In front of the toothed rods 0 of the pistons Gis located a transverse rail, d, of inverted L shape, which takes by its beveled edge into the teeth of the rods 0 of the pistons C, accordo ing as the treadle D is depressed or released. The treadle D is pivoted to the base of the supporting-frame of the money-till and connected by two pivot-rods, d, to the rail 01, and acted upon by a suitable spring, so as to be raised when the pressure of the foot is released.

To the block A are secured two bent retaining pieces or keepers, f, which press the rail (1 against the teeth of the rods 0 as soon as the treadle D is pressed downward. The lowering of the treadle D causes, therefore, the lowering of all the rods 0 and of the pistons connected thereto. The bent keepers f f are pro- ICO different wells.

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vided at their upper ends with an outward bend or enlargement, so that when the rail (1 arrives at its uppermost normal position in the enlarged portion it is not pressed against the rods 0, and does not interfere with the free motions of the pistons G. The vertically-re ciprocating motion of the rail d is a limited one, as it is stopped in one direction by the keepers f, and in the other direction by the projecting bottom of the block'A. A transverse bar, G, extends across the upper part of the block A, and projects slightly beyond the mouths of the wells to, so that the coins on the pistons G cannot be lifted above the level of the table B audits guide-grooves. The bar G is guided in its forward and backward horizontal movement inshort ways H of the table in such a manner that it can be moved over the mouths of the wells at in the direction of the arrow 1, Fig. 1. The bar G is beveled as far as it extends across the table, and provided at the beveled part with depressions g, corresponding .to the number and diameter of the Into these depressions are placed coins of the different denominations, so as to prevent mistakes in inserting the different coins in the grooves b of the table B.

Back of the beveled bar G is located the transverse rail I, which is provided with recesses t, of nearly circular shape, for the spiral springs c of the toothed rods 0 of the pistons (J, as shown in Figs. 2 and 7. The bar I is provided with a number of holes, in which are guided the pusher-rods i. (Shown in Figs. The pusher-rods i are guided by grooves i and pins 1', so as not to turn on their axes, and, actuated by spiral springs 2', they serve for pushing the coins one after the other from the mouths of the wells into the grooves of the table when change is to be made.

At the outer end of the grooved table B is arranged a rake, L, (shown in Figs. 1 and 3,) which is provided with as many horizontal pins, Z, as there are grooves in the table B. The pins Zof the rake L are guided in central longitudinal depressions, b, of the grooves b of the table, as shown in Fig. 4, so that the coins placed in the grooves are pushed forward by said pins in a reliable manner into the openings of the wells, where they are retained in position on the pistons C by the bar G. The normal position of the rake L is at the outer edge of the table B. It projects slightly beyond the outer edge of the table, and is provided at its opposite ends with downwardly-projecting pins Z, which take into slots m of two levers, M, that are centrally fulcrumed below the table B to a pin, a, of a slide-frame, N. The frame N is guided in holes 6 of the block A below the table, and moved away from the block A by spiral springs 7, and toward the block A by a handle, 8, attached to the ends of the frame N at the opposite side of the block A, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. It the slide-frame N is moved in the direction of the arrow 2, Figs. 1 and 3, the rake L is moved toward the wells 0 so that into the wells a.

the coins are pushed along in the groovesh toward said wells, and if the pistons O are simultaneously depressed will be dropped one after another into the same. The lever mechanism of the rake L assumes then the position shown in full lines in Fig. 3. \Vhen the handle of the slide-frame N is released, the

frame N and the rake L are returned by the spiral springs into their normal position, and the levers M assume the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 8. y

The money-till is used as follows: The different coins Which are received are inserted one after another into the grooves b of the table B, after which the treadle D is depressed, whereby the pistons O are moved downward. Simultaneously the rake L is slowly moved forward by the operator by means of the handle 8, and one coin after another is dropped As soon as all of the coins have been stored away in the wells thepressure on the treadle D is released, and the treadle D and the rail d, connected therewith, are returned into their normal position by their springs, while the pistons of the wells in which the coins are dropped can only be raised as far as permitted by the number of coins deposited thereon. 'According to the number of coins on the piston, the pistons assume a higher or lower position. The transverse bar G'prevents the coins on the pistons in the v wells from being lifted above the level of the table. The uppermost coin of each well is pressed against the bar G, the lower-surface of the coin being on a level with the end of the slide-rod 2', sothat if change has to be made, or if it is desired to remove some of the coins from the wells, it is only necessary to push the sliderod 1' forward as often as required, according to the number of coins to be removed. As soon as a'coinhas been removed by one of the slide-rods 2' the corresponding piston C is moved upward by its spring, so

that the next coin is placed in the path of the slide-rod i", and so on.

To compute readily the contents of the till, the block A is provided sidewise of the wells a with graduations a, which, in connectionwith index-pins on the rods 0, indicate at any moment the number of coins in each well,

as shown in Fig. 2. In place of this arrangement, the spiral springs a may also be provided with graduations, and the. number of coins in each well be read 011' thereby.

When it is desired to remove all the coins in the wells of the till for packing the same away or otherwise, the treadle E is moved in downward direction. The treadle E is attached to a sleeve, 6', that is guided on a fixed vertical rod, 6 of the supporting-frame A, and con nected at its upper end to atransverse rail, 6, that extends over the lower horizontally-bent ends of all the rods 0 0f the pistons C. It is therefore obvious that thedow'nward motion of the treadle E produces the downward motion of all the pistons C. While the treadle E is in depressed condition the bar Gis re moved from the ways H of the frame A by pushing the bar backward over the table in the direction of the arrow 1 asufficient dis tance to clear the mouths of the wells at. The treadle E is then allowed to rise slowly, which is accomplished by a spiral spring,9,interposed between the same and a shoulder, 10, at the lower end of the rod 6 As the coins on the pistons are no longer retained by the bar G, they are raised slowly out of the wells until the pistons arrive at their uppermost position in line with the table, as shown in Figs.l and 6, in which position they are retained by the rail e, while all the coins are exposed above the table, so as to be readily removed.

A money-till of strong and reliable construction is thus obtained which assorts the money while in use, facilitates the making of change, and expedites the making up of the account, and which may also be locked in a reliable manner, so as to form a safe storage-receptacle for the money in any suitable manner.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent 1. The combination of a block, A, having wells a a, spring-actuated pistons 0, having toothed bars c,a transverse rail, e, and a treadle, D, connected by rods to said rail, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of a block, A, having wells a and vertical slots 0, spring-actuated pistons O, toothed rods 0, attached to the piston-rods, a transverse rail, d, a treadle, D, pivot-rods d, connecting the rail with the treadle D, and angular keepers f, attached to the block, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination of a block, A, having wells at, a transverse bar, G, guided in ways H, a horizontal table, B, having grooves b, spring-actuated pistons 0, having toothed rods 0, a transverse rail, 6, engaging said rods, and a treadle, D, connected by rods d with said rail e, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination of a block, A, having wells a, a transverse rail, G, extending partly over the mouths of the wells, a horizontal table, B. having grooves b, spring-actuated pistons 0, means for lowering and retaining the same, a rake, L, having push-pins Z, fulcrumed levers M, and a spring-actuated slideframe, N, connected to said levers for moving the coins over the table into the wells, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination of a block, A, having wells a, springactuated pistons 0, having toothed rods 0, a rail, 6, arranged transversely to the lower ends of the rod 0, a sleeve, 6, connected to the rail 0, and a spring-actuated treadle, E, connected to the sleeve 6, substan-' tially as set forth.

6. The combination of a block, A, having wells a, a horizontal table, B, having grooves b,

and a bar, G, guided in ways H and extending partly over the well-openings, said bar being beveled at one side and provided with depressions of different sizes for the different denominations of coins, substantially as set forth. I

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribingwitnesses.

JOSEF ROGGY.

Witnesses:

ALvEsTo S. HOGUE, J EAN GRUND. 

